Fatima SALMAN, Rozina ARSHAD, Bilal Bin YOUNIS, Haroon YOUSUF, Junaid MASOOD, Saima KHURSHID

Impact of type 2 diabetes mellitus on quality of life in people with diabetes presenting to a specialist diabetes clinic

Background/aim: Quality of life is an important health-related factor that has an impact on all health interventions. The aim of the study was to assess psychosocial outcomes in people with diabetes Materials and methods: A total of 142 people with type 2 diabetes were recruited from a specialist diabetes center. The validated Urdu version of the WHO-5 Well-Being Index was administered for easy understanding of the quality of life of the regional population. Results: The 142 adult participants with diabetes were recruited from a specialist diabetes clinic. The rate of likely depression (WHO5 score of

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